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It will cover PYQs all the topics of static subjects – Polity, History, Geography, Economics, Environment and Science and technology.
Daily 5 questions (Monday to Saturday) will be posted from static topics (PYQs)
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- Week 1 – Polity
- Week 2 – Economics
- Week 3 – History and Art & Culture
- Week 4 – Geography
- Week 5 – Environment and Science & Technology
Same cycle will be repeated from Week 6.
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
With reference to the cultural history of India, which one of the following is the correct description of the term ‘paramitas’?
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Solution (c)
Pāramitā or pāramī is a Buddhist term often translated as “perfection”. It is described in Buddhist commentaries as noble character qualities generally associated with enlightened beings.
Theravada teachings on the pāramīs can be found in late canonical books and post-canonical commentaries. Theravada commentator Dhammapala describes them as noble qualities usually associated with bodhisattvas.
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Solution (c)
Pāramitā or pāramī is a Buddhist term often translated as “perfection”. It is described in Buddhist commentaries as noble character qualities generally associated with enlightened beings.
Theravada teachings on the pāramīs can be found in late canonical books and post-canonical commentaries. Theravada commentator Dhammapala describes them as noble qualities usually associated with bodhisattvas.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
With reference to the scholars/litterateurs of ancient India, consider the following statements:
- Panini is associated with Pushyamitra Shunga
- Amarasimha is associated with Harshavardhana
- Kalidasa is associated with Chandra Gupta-II
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution (c)
Paṇini (4th century BCE or “6th to 5th century BCE”) was an ancient Sanskrit grammarian, and a revered scholar in ancient India. Considered the father of linguistics, Paṇini likely lived in the northwest Indian subcontinent during the Mahajanapada era. Hence statement 1 is not correct
Amarasimha was a Sanskrit grammarian and poet from ancient India, of whose personal history hardly anything is known. He is said to have been “one of the nine gems that adorned the throne of Vikramaditya,” and according to the evidence of Xuanzang, this is the Chandragupta Vikramaditya (Chandragupta II) who flourished about CE 375. Other sources describe him as belonging to the period of Vikramaditya of 7th century. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
Kalidasa was a Court Poet of Chandra Gupta-II. Hence Statement 3 is correct.
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Solution (c)
Paṇini (4th century BCE or “6th to 5th century BCE”) was an ancient Sanskrit grammarian, and a revered scholar in ancient India. Considered the father of linguistics, Paṇini likely lived in the northwest Indian subcontinent during the Mahajanapada era. Hence statement 1 is not correct
Amarasimha was a Sanskrit grammarian and poet from ancient India, of whose personal history hardly anything is known. He is said to have been “one of the nine gems that adorned the throne of Vikramaditya,” and according to the evidence of Xuanzang, this is the Chandragupta Vikramaditya (Chandragupta II) who flourished about CE 375. Other sources describe him as belonging to the period of Vikramaditya of 7th century. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
Kalidasa was a Court Poet of Chandra Gupta-II. Hence Statement 3 is correct.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs:
- Aurang :: In-charge of treasury of the State
- Banian :: Indian agent of the East India Company
- Mirasidar :: Designated revenue payer to the State
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
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Solution (b)
Statement 1 – Aurang is a Persian term for a warehouse – a place where goods are collected before being sold. The word also refers to a workshop for finished goods.
Statement 2 – The banian acted as an agent for individual EIC managers, and performed a range of functions including, bookkeeping, interpreting, and brokerage, as well as managing his household and personal business activities.
Statement 3 – Thalkari or Mirasdar paid land revenue, but were not officials and formed a large part of the village community, and were hereditary owners of the land. Mirasdar is an Arabic word (Miras=Inherit) for Thalkari.
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Solution (b)
Statement 1 – Aurang is a Persian term for a warehouse – a place where goods are collected before being sold. The word also refers to a workshop for finished goods.
Statement 2 – The banian acted as an agent for individual EIC managers, and performed a range of functions including, bookkeeping, interpreting, and brokerage, as well as managing his household and personal business activities.
Statement 3 – Thalkari or Mirasdar paid land revenue, but were not officials and formed a large part of the village community, and were hereditary owners of the land. Mirasdar is an Arabic word (Miras=Inherit) for Thalkari.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements:
- Sthaviravadins belong to Mahayana Buddhism.
- Lokottaravadin sect was an offshoot of Mahasanghika sect of Buddhism.
- The deification of Buddha by Mahasanghikas fostered the Mahayana Buddhism.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Solution (b)
Sthaviravadins is associated with Theravada. It is an early school of Buddhism. Hence statement 1is incorrect.
The Mahāsaṅghikas believed in a plurality of buddhas who are supramundane (lokottara) and held that what passed for Gautama Buddha in his earthly existence was only an apparition. The school was first located in the area of Vaiśālī and spread also to southern India, with centres at Amarāvatī and Nāgārjunakoṇḍa. Its texts were written in Prākrit. It further divided into several subsects, of which the best known was the Lokottaravāda (so called because of its views on lokottara). Hence statement 2 is correct
Mahāsaṅghika, (from Sanskrit mahāsaṅgha, “great order of monks”), early Buddhist school in India that, in its views of the nature of the Buddha, was a precursor of the Mahāyāna tradition. Hence statement 3 is correct. (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mahasanghika)
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Solution (b)
Sthaviravadins is associated with Theravada. It is an early school of Buddhism. Hence statement 1is incorrect.
The Mahāsaṅghikas believed in a plurality of buddhas who are supramundane (lokottara) and held that what passed for Gautama Buddha in his earthly existence was only an apparition. The school was first located in the area of Vaiśālī and spread also to southern India, with centres at Amarāvatī and Nāgārjunakoṇḍa. Its texts were written in Prākrit. It further divided into several subsects, of which the best known was the Lokottaravāda (so called because of its views on lokottara). Hence statement 2 is correct
Mahāsaṅghika, (from Sanskrit mahāsaṅgha, “great order of monks”), early Buddhist school in India that, in its views of the nature of the Buddha, was a precursor of the Mahāyāna tradition. Hence statement 3 is correct. (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mahasanghika)
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Which of the following statements correctly explain the impact of Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century?
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Solution (a)
Cheap and machine-made imports flooded Indian Market and Indian products found it difficult to penetrate the Indian market. This Industrial revolution ruined the Indian Handicrafts.
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Solution (a)
Cheap and machine-made imports flooded Indian Market and Indian products found it difficult to penetrate the Indian market. This Industrial revolution ruined the Indian Handicrafts.
